Syllabus
Palliative care in the intensive Care Unit (spring 2023)
Date/Time: Thursday 3:50-5:30 p.m. (start April 13, 2023, end June 8, 2023 - no show on
May 4, 2023)
Faculty (alphabetical order): Jana Djakow, Tomáš Doležal, Jos Latour (honoured guest), Jan Maláska (organizer), Tereza Prokopová, Kateřina Rusinová, Ondřej Sláma
Language: English with materials in English
Schedule
No. DATE - TOPIC - LECTURER 1. Apr 13 2023 - General palliative care in the ICU - Jan Maláska 2. Apr 20 2023 - End-of-life decisions - legal and ethical framework - Tomáš Doležal 3. Apr 27 2023 - Setting and communication about goals of treatments - Kateřina Rusinová 4. May 11 2023 - Practical approach to limit organ support - Tereza Prokopová 5. May 18 2023 - End-of-life in the paediatric ICU - Jana Djakow 6. May 25 2023 - Patient and family-centered care in the intensive care - Jos Latour 7. Jun 1 2023 - Management of patients not admitted to the ICU - Ondřej Sláma 8. Jun 8 2023 - Q&A and wrap-up - Jan Maláska
Annotation
The course will introduce students to the fundamental questions and themes in modern medical ethics and communication skills.